Guoshu basketball

Chapter 308 Thawing Ray Allen
Under the full force of the Warriors, the Celtics were beaten a little bit at once, and the point difference between the two teams quickly opened up. By the end of the first half, the Warriors had already led 57 to 49 by 8 points.

Entering the second half with an 8-point advantage is very beneficial to the Warriors, because now the two sides have been attacking each other and it is difficult to limit the opponent's defense. This 8-point advantage is enough for them to take advantage in the second half of the game.

There was laughter in the Warriors locker room, and Li Du kept exchanging with Yao Ming using famous poems and names of military tactics as safe things.On the other hand, the Celtics side, the atmosphere is more heavy.

Now they are 8 points behind the Warriors. This is not the main problem. The most frightening thing is that they have played very well on the offensive end, but they still cannot restrain the Warriors on the defensive end. To be exact, However, Li Du and Yao Ming still couldn't be restrained, which made the 8-point gap seem like a natural moat, blocking them in front of them.

Logically speaking, since the opponent cannot be defended, there must be a problem with the defense, or there is a problem with the defensive matchup, or the defensive strategy, or there is a problem with the defensive choice. .But now their defensive strategy obviously has no problems, it is already the best defensive strategy, and the effect is also very obvious. Li Du scored 18 points and 5 assists in the first half, which looked terrible, but in fact, all 5 assists were The assist was given to Yao Ming, and the Celtics did not allow Li Du to mobilize others.

The Celtics' defense has been considered very successful, but why are they still 8 points behind the Warriors?This is a problem that Rivers urgently needs to solve.Everyone in the Celtics is very aware of how important this game is. If they win, the score of the two teams will become a 2-2 tie, and both sides will return to the same starting line.If this game is lost, the total score of the two teams will become 1 to 3, and the Celtics will be forced to the edge of the cliff.

Rivers was thinking about tactical issues, and he couldn't think of the answer for a long time. The Big Three thought more about the players' feelings and countermeasures on the court, and they soon had their own answers.

So far, in the three and a half games between the Celtics and the Warriors, the Celtics have played extremely difficult because they lost the advantage of the Big Three. Li Du completely froze Ray Allen .Until now in the finals, Ray Allen has only taken 7 shots, averaging only two shots per game, let alone scoring. Before the finals, Ray Allen averaged 18.2 points per game , 9.7 three-point shots and 4.3 hits. He is the most stable and threatening offensive pinch point for the Celtics outside.

But Li Du, a superstar famous for his suffocating defense, made Ray Allen unable to get rid of it for several consecutive games, let alone make shots, which caused the Celtics to lack offensive firepower on the outside. The offensive options have also become very few, which means that they directly lost the Warriors by 18 points.If Ray Allen can be liberated, the Celtics' offense will return to normal, and the defense will be able to keep up one after another.

So after discussing for a long time, everyone unanimously decided that the first task in the second half is to release Ray Allen's outside offensive firepower, and help him block Li Du's suffocating pursuit as the first point of offensive tactics.After listening to Rivers, he also agreed that he could try it, and now there is no other way, so he can only find a breakthrough from this point.

After the start of the second half, the Celtics began to screen for Ray Allen in the first attack, in order to try their best to block Li Du.Helplessly, Li Du's footsteps were really different from normal people's running style, and he could always avoid it in advance. Ray Allen couldn't get rid of Li Du after two consecutive laps.

Seeing that Ray Allen couldn't get rid of Li Du, Pierce gritted his teeth and waved at Ray Allen. Then he and Garnett stood back and forth. Staring at Li Du, before Li Du bypassed Garnett, Pierce stepped in Li Du's way.

Li Du was blocked by Pierce, frowned, changed his feet continuously, Baguazhang rubbed his body to follow up, stepped on the Qilin step secretly, slowed down slightly, and then bypassed Pierce like the wind.

However, Ray Allen shot very quickly. When Li Du bypassed Pierce, he had already received a pass from Rondo and made a three-pointer.Li Du is also very good. The moment Ray Allen made a three-pointer, he jumped up high.

Unfortunately, after all, it was half a step too late. Ray Allen's basketball barely passed Li Du's fingertips, and hit his first three-pointer in this round of finals.

Seeing his own throw, Ray Allen smiled a little after landing, and praised Li Du: "Li, your speed is so fast, and your footwork is so weird. The three of us can hardly stop you alone." people!"

Li Du frowned, and responded: "It's an honor for three long-established seniors to fight against me alone. I will definitely block your shot next time, I promise!"

The Celtics returned to the defense calmly. Li Du stood on the spot and let out a long breath. Just now he exerted strength continuously, which consumed a lot of energy. It was really difficult for the three superstars to deal with him at the same time.

On offense, it was still difficult for the Celtics to defend the Warriors. Li Du and Yao Ming continued to communicate in Chinese. They picked and rolled each other, and passing each other became elusive. The Celtics still chose to double-team. Li Du, allowing others to score, although he couldn't prevent it, finally lowered the Warriors' offensive efficiency.

"Bang" Curry missed a shot and the rebound was protected by Garnett. He immediately passed a long pass to Ray Allen, who was the first to make a quick pass. Li Du stepped on the ground and chased after Ray Allen. , finally Ray Allen stepped in front of him.

Blocked by Li Du, Ray Allen knew he couldn't get past him, so he took Li Du and continued running to the sideline.During the run, Ray Allen saw the opportunity and passed the ball to Rondo who was running down.

Rondo's mid-range and long-range shooting ability is not good. Layups and breakthroughs are good at it. He is not slow. After receiving Ray Allen's pass, his speed does not slow down. The Humans scored another goal and narrowed the point difference to 3 points.

Old Nelson hurriedly called a timeout. He finally realized how important Ray Allen was to the Celtics after being unfrozen from Li Du, and he had to find a way to freeze him again!

(End of this chapter)